The Bodyguard
Seen it?2016 | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and action fans.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A retired bodyguard who has settled into a corner of the world where China, Russia and North Korea meet as he suffers from early dementia finds a new friend in a young girl. When her life is threatened by her father's connection with a local crime lord, the bodyguard must call upon his long forgotten skills to save her.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$53 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 14K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sammo Hung Kam-bo
- Sammo Hung Kam-boDing Hu
- Andy LauLi Zheng-Jiu
- Zhu YuchenDeputy Park
- Li QinqinPark Seon Nun
- Feng JiayiChoi Dong-Hen
- Jacqueline ChanCherry Li
- Eddie PengPatrol Captain
- William FengDoctor Hu
- Hu JunChief Wang
- Song JiaCherry's Mother